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Old 01-07-2013, 10:04 PM
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I have a z28 98 Camaro. And i was wondering if i got the ss hood would it make a performance difference? Thanks
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very extremely minimal unless your ***** out on the car and even then its mostly just for looks
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Not at all
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your lid sucks air from the bottom so no.
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Won't really do anything, LS1 SS's/WS6 hoods are not functional because of the way the stock airboxes are setup.
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Maybe if it's lighter lol...otherwise no
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In weight terms it might, otherwise not really
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Originally Posted by TransAmWS.6
Won't really do anything, LS1 SS's/WS6 hoods are not functional because of the way the stock airboxes are setup.
Uh....

Yes, they as very much functional. Not worth much in terms of HP difference, but they are in fact...functional.

The WS6 more so than the SS, esp if you remove the rain baffles.
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Originally Posted by bww3588
Uh....

Yes, they as very much functional. Not worth much in terms of HP difference, but they are in fact...functional.

The WS6 more so than the SS, esp if you remove the rain baffles.
They aren't really functional, LS1 SS/WS6 air boxes from the factory are not sealed to the hood for a true "ram-air" effect (not that you can't easily seal them).
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Not sealed, but the WS6 air box function fairly good as CAI (scantool showing IAT will show this).
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Originally Posted by TransAmWS.6
They aren't really functional, LS1 SS/WS6 air boxes from the factory are not sealed to the hood for a true "ram-air" effect (not that you can't easily seal them).
I agree.
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